Verifying machine for perforated records



Feb. 18, 1936. M. MAUL vmmrnue momma Fon PERFI'ORATED-RECORDS Original File d m m s u Feb; 18, 1936.

M.' MAUL VERIFYING MACHINE FOR PERFORATED RECORDS 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Original Filed Sept. 15, 1950 mm .sw kw Jaye/210p:

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4 Sheets-Sheet 3 F a VERIFYING MACHINE FOR PERFOBATED RECORDS I 4 t I o 00 Feb. '18, 1936. AUL 2,031,569

VERIFYING MACHINE FOR PERFORATED REGORDS' Original Filed Sept. 15, 1930 4 Shuts-Sheet- 4 Patented Feb. 18, 1936 assists We MACHINE ron rearonsm asconna Michael Maul, Berlin-Johannisthfl,

. Original application September 15,

1930, Serial No. 482,008. Divided and this application I August 2, 1934,8erial No. 738,183. In Germany September 28, 1929 1s (o1. rs-s1) The present inventionrelatesvto verifying machines for perforated records and more particularly for perforated record cards, and is a. division of my copending prior application Ser. No. 482,-

' ft is the main aimof the present invention to provide a verifying machine for perforated record cards having-a plurality of .sup rp sitioned record decks wherein each deck comprises a plu- -ralityof adjacent record columns.

Another objectof the invention is to provide a machine of the type'indicatedwhich is adapted for the verificationofeholecombinations:

A further object of- "the' invention" is, to provide a verifying machine for perforated record cards having a plurality of-record decks wherein each q deck comprises a plurality bfadjacentrecord columns in which machine a set of verifier keys for a. single record column is not only adapted .forcolumn by column verification.v of a record card but may be selectively used for the verification of the columns in any one of said plurality ofrecord decks. p 7 7 A further object of the inventionis to provide "in a verifying machine of the'type indicated an individual set of analyzing meansforeach record deck and means for selectively connecting said verifier keys to any one of said sets of analyzing 1 means for the various record decks, error detect-- in means being provided in said machine which are under the jointcontrol of the verifier keys and the record column under verification:

A further object of the inventionis to provide a machine of the type indicated whereinfor each 'record deck an individualset of analyzing means for only a single record column is provided.

- Other objects Still another object of the invention is to provide amachine of the type indicatedwherein a common-set of error-indicating meansis provided which is operatively connected to said set of verifler keysand wherein said common error detect-. ing means as well as said set of verifier'keys maybe; selectively connected to the analyzing meansof anyone of said record decks. A further object of the invention is to provide eans for indicating by the position of the selecting means which of the record decks is selected for verification.

1 A further object of the invention is to provide anelectrical machine of the type indicated haying preferably electrical error detecting means adapted-to prevent feeding of the perforated reco'rd card column by column upon detection of an error. I I

and advantages of the invention will be seen from the following specification and the claims and the drawings which illustrate one embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 1 is a top view of the verifying machine. Fig. 2 shows the verifying machine partly in section and partly in front view, the section being taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a cross section through according to line H of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a detail view representing the special key arrangement forthe carriage control.

Fig. 5 is also a no-perforation verification key. Fig. 6 shows in an enlarged scale a top view 0 the switch for the selective verification of any of a plurality of record decks. I

Fig. 7 is a section through the switch shown in Fig. 6. Fig. 8 shows in an enlarged scale a section through the verifying mechanism comprising'aplurality of magnets.

.Fig. '9 is a detail view representing in an enthe machine larged scale a section through the key levers.

detail view and'represents the contact connecting the verifying mechanismwith the current source only'if a. card is inserted in h m in Fig.1l' shows the wiring diagram of the ma-f chine. T I

' The machine illustrated comprises a frame upon whichthe card is moved step by stepunder neath a rowofanalyzing fingers. The frame is mounted upon'a casing in which the, key mechanism isprovided, under the control of which the perforations in each column are to be verified. Upon detection of any incorrectness, this fact is brought to the attention of the operator by preventing the carriage feed.

Can-face feed mechanism The perforated record card if (Figs. 1 and?!) is moved upon the bed If of the frame of the machine step by step by means of the carriage (still to be described) fromv hand position to the extreme left hand position.

the extremeright The generally known carriage comprises the end.

pieces I! and it between which the card is inserted and a ratchet bar l'l for the step .by step shifting of the carriage. The end, pieces I! and It as well as the shift bar I! are fastened to guide pieces IS the frame II. The ratchet bar I! is controlled by an escapement 2| being under the electromagneticfcontrol' of the keys. The escapement 2| isnrounted between two lips and 23 (see and I9 rimning in grooves 20 of v 'Figs. 2 and 3) and is drawn upwardly by means riag'e to the left. The escapement is guided in-vaig, 10

of two springs 24 and 25 into engagement with the teeth o'f the ratchet bar I! in such a way that normally the left tooth of the escapement 2| is in enga ement with the ratchet bar I! and that the spr g 24 is strong enoughgtozoverbalance the tension of spring" and also the action of a, spring actuated cord tending to move the carmm the s ement v wl elmabq illathe left hand tooth sushflybe Wi te /s toot r a .IO-Ithat hesphaltm lnstsrr i sed nsllm ves h vofthe cord litothe leftuntil-the" w v y toothof the basil is stopped by the left t reee era.

of escapement ll in which case just been moved for cne card-column. j

11 it ta l t to; i s trams thmslm tl mt v, as r b flie movement but by entirely releasinglthe same to enable ittte to its extremelefthand tion, ,then the linings-flint!31in) vided on prdjectienjzsg nest be ener sized;ff, mis as te m 'i -i s en on the escapement againstthe action of and were!!! qwe ntyvf s werdimnd ent e the 1mm thera'tchetbar 'li, piss Hand f mus 3 1 thew e t. t ewmbemve fimet "as he I! the carriagetisiin' ofa'n datum mordcafdll (m. un ust below fingers as underneath which the card' 5nto the left step-by step. If,.however,f

last (extteme'right hand) column of'the cardis provision made toiindicateanyinmr:

e w mv' wm t omm w' oes sls fl the card feed, inthe. upon any 'incorrectness in of w the The record card" of whichiinl'ig is part is broken away while it is shown completely in Iflg. 2, comprises an upper and slower deck of com imi m 1 i t e .wv e k are ter andin the lower deckare numerals symbolically representedby combinations] holes. In the ex' ample hole combination I code is'used. f flowevenjanyother code could be provided-forlthe various letters as well as for the numerals and code isquite im-' material for the scope of the'present invention,

Itis onlynecessary, howeverjtomake provisions inthe machine in accor-ance with the predeterminedselectedcode. t Inf present machine the verifying mechanism is connected with the currentsource' by the 8' card in machine." Thereby a,os1,sca

the so-called card contact (Figs. 1 and 10) is closed. This contact comprises a flat spring 34 normallyextending slightly beyondthe bed 13 of the frame It, and cooperating with a contact piece 35 .to close the current circuit. The contact spring Qtlflbfiht on sides to avoid any interference .with' the card ,during m v ment oi the same. If a card is in the machine in any position, it will press the contact spring downwardly thereby closing a circuit over M ll.

' linclyzinc mechanism *"l'he analyz'ing mechanism two sets of; contact fingers 33 (Figs. 1-3) each set consisting oft-sixiingers and all fingers serving for the analysismftthe upper; and lower hole combination decks} The-analyzers 33 as well as various other means still to be described are designated by Reman numbers in accordance with their hole coordinationiull'he upper. six fingers Ill-(Fig; 1), an-

alyz'ei successively the columns ofathe upper; hole, combination deck, each gcolumn consistingof hole position'si, Since; the :lower deck requires ior the representation of the numerals only four hole positions; there areonly tour analyzers ofthe-lower sixana'lyzers a necessary. -7 There how-v ever; two analyzers-moreprovided so that-the lower sroun' mn s slx a a y ers vtoun m t. if necessary, verification of cards having 881K311 in upper .-as1 in the, lower ,hole combination deck letter characters; @Of course, the number of the analyzingyflngers required -depends entirely uponzthc -number of holepositions which necessary forthe representation ofthe various combinationsxso that's verifying machinewhich L veriiycnly-numerals and noletterswould require onlyi'iour -analyzing fingers vfll'he "11 86 7 1! are fastened: upon an lnsulatingpiece 3t transversely mount-edupon theiframej l; and the front ends of saidiziingers are bent, and: provided; with contact 7 buttonsitliq-In eachholepositionwhereon a per foration is provided the coordinatedcontact but tons-11 m pass through-the v-holesandges fiblish a1 conducting connection with the 7 contact bar )8 aslshowm for instance in; mgr-:3 by cone,

tact flngerss Theganalyzing'jmechanism is covered; by a' protection cavern, having on opposite jsidesreoesses and l I (W z) to permit movement or the end pieces Iland "of the carriage in-close proximity tothe'contact bar II. For the same purpose .the insulating bar. is provided in its iniddleportion-with a recess 42 to permit movement ofthe angle l6 underneath said I will stillbedescribedthe upper ,or lower set a of six an'alyzlng Siingers {may .be selectively connected by means of a switch with a common set of six controllingxmagnets. 5 Each analyzing finger ofthe selected set is then included in the circuit of the one winding of a magnet coordinated to the; respective :contact finger. While the second;

winding of each of said magnets is under key con-v trol, the first mentioned windings of said magnets will be included inthe verifyingscircuit wh'ose contact fingers 33 pass through holes of the selected hole combination deck. 1 l

' xev'inechanism v e the verification of the hole combinations any column'of the upper or lower deck, veriner keys 4} (Figs. 1-3) are provided bearing a certain letteror numeral designation. In addition 'to said-keys there is also provided a no-perforation verification lgey II. For the control of the carriage'are provided a shift key 4 and a release key 46 which may be distinguished for instance by different colours. are arranged upon a. crossbar 41 (Fig. 3) and are held in their upper normal position by means of a stirrup still to be described, as well as by means of springs, in asim'ilar way as shown in Fig. 4; in this position" the key levers ensage the upper edge of a key slot 85 provided in the casing 86. By means of spacer'tubes arranged upon the bar 41 (but not shown in the drawings) the key levers are kept in the proper distancefrom each other. The means which in addition to the aforesaid springs serve to hold all letter and number keys resiliently in their upper position, comprise a rigid stirrup frame including two cross bars 48 and 49 connected on their sides'by yokes 60. The bar 49 is pivotally mounted in stands ii and the yokes 50. tend to turn in clockwise direction due to springs 52 wound aroundthe bar 48, so that said bar keeps the key levers 88 resiliently in their upper position. The'yokes 88 are also connected with each other ing in its middle portion a finger 88, adapted to cooperate with the contacts 58 and 51 which are insulatingly arranged from each other. If therefore any of the letter or numeral keys is depressed,

, the stirrup 48, 48, 50, 84 will be pressed down-' 86 is mounted wardly against the tension of springs 82, and finger 55 closes first contact 88, and if the key reaches the lowermost position also contact 81 will be closed, thereby controlling shifting of the carriage. The base plate 88 upon which the casing having contact bars 80 running across the key levers to cooperate with contact fingers of said key levers in different combinations as will still .be described. A further contact bar 8| forms the common return line. As may be seenfrom Fig. 3 and the detail view accordingto Fig. 9, each key lever is provided-with an insulating bar 82 having a. contact bar 68 inserted therein on the lower side. The bars 88 of the key levers are provided with contact fingers 84 in diiferent combinationsy the bars 83 of the key levers carry in addition to said fingers 64 a contact finger 85, being therefore in conducting .connection with said fingers- 84. Each key lever-.1. e. each letter key as well as each numeral key has a finger 68, while the fingers 64 are only arranged according to the perforationsof the hole combinational code as illustrated in Fig. 1. Therefore the 8 numeral key has only in extreme left position (Fig. 3) and in p the fourth position from the left a finger 84 as may be clearly seen from the diagram in Fig. 11 while'the letter key E has only a finger 84 onthe extreme right'hand end (Figs. 3 and 11). The

arrangement of said contact fingers and their agreement with the hole combinational code may also be clearly seen from a comparison of Figs. 1

and 11, so that a further explanation may be dispensed with. Provision in the distances and the timing has been made that at first all fingers 84 and finger E5. of the depressed key contact'with the bars and M respectively and that upon further depression of the key finally the contact 58 and in the lowermost position of the key the contact I! will be closed. If the key is released, all parts return under the influence 0 of the stirrup 48, 49, 85 to their home position and the fiat spring contacts 5%, 51 open again. The keys and 46 (see Figs. 1, 2 ands) for the v I control of the carriage independently of any verifying operation are both similarly constructed andtherefore only one of them is shown'in Fig.

The key levers of all keys by a cross bar 84 bearbears also the insulating block 88 These keys are provided with an offset portion 85 and are therefore not held in their upper position.

-foration-veriflcation key 44 (Figs. 1, 2 and 5).

This key rests upon the bar 48 and is therefore held in its upper position by the stirrup 48, 49, in addition to its spring, so that upon actuation of the key the contacts 86, 81 will be closed. To this no-peri'oration verification key are, however, no contact fingers 64, 85 coordinated but the same controls only the aforesaid stirrup.

Verification mechanism The verification mechanism proper oi the machine adapted to selectively cooperate with the upper or lower'contact fingers 83, comprises six electro-magnets H (Figs. 1 and 8) each having two individual windings through which, if errergized, current flows in opposite direction, so that upon the simultaneous energization of both windings no magnetic influence will be exercised. The one group of said magnets is mounted upon the right-side of the front wall of the casing 8t; on this wall is also fastened a frame 12, 13, 14 extending upwardly within said casing and carrying the other group of magnets 1|. Between both arms 13 and I4 of the frame is an armature plate I! pivotally mounted at 18, the one half of said plate" forming the common armature of the upper group of magnets and the other half forming the common armature of the lower group of magnets. The armature plate'is normally drawn by the spring 11 against stops 18 fastened on the arms," and I4. The stirrup 12, I3, 14 carries about in its middle portion a projection 18 (Fig. 8) having insulatingly arranged thereon a. flat spring contact 88; the one plate of said contact is connected by connection 8| with the armature plate 15. If therefore any of the magnets H or a plurality of said magnets are energized in such a way that the magnetic forces are not compensated but execute an influence upon the armature plate 18, the latter will be rocked in clockwise direction (Flg..8) and the contact 80 controlling the card carriage feed, will be opened. For the selection of any of the analyzing sets for verification, the common set of verifier magnets is provided with a switch illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7; the position of said switch within the current ,circuitwill still be explained in connection with Fig. 11. This switch comprises an insulating plate 82 fastened to the front wall of the casing 86. Upon said insulating plate isfastened an arcuate longitudinal insulating piece 83 having slots 84. On the upper and lower inner side of the piece 88 are provided respectively six contact springs 81 and88 which lead all-to the outside and are fastened there by corresponding screws. These contact springs (Figs 7) may therefore cooperate on the inner side of" the insulating piece 83 with a contact lever still to'be described, and at the same time they may be connected on the outside from the contact screws to the respective lines. On the inner. side of the insulating piece 88 there are further provided six contact springs 88 being in alignment with 4- r the contact springs'l'l and a: and being arranged separately from the aforesaid springs 31 and 33 and having their side lips guided through slots 34 to be connected by means of screws 33 Upon the shaft 9| is an arm 32 pivotally mounted having a handle 33 extending through the casing 33 (see also Figs. 1 and 2). The lever 32 comprises six contact springs 34 being in line with the contact springs 81 and 33. As may be seen from Figs. 6 and 7, all six contact springs 31 are connected with the contact springs 33 through the bridged contacts 9 if the lever is in the lower position as shown in Fig. 7. If, however, the lever is moved to the upper position, indicated in dotted lines, the contacts 3] are free and a connection will be established between the contacts 33 and 88.

As may be seen from the drawings, the contact springs are slightly depressed in their middle portion, so that they may be resiliently moved and stay'adjusted in their adiusted position. From the contact screws 33 connections are provided to the six magnets II while the upper contacts 31 93 branches a line 31 to the shift magnet 29,

are connected with the lower set of analyzing fingers 33 (Fig. 1) and the lower contacts 33 are connected with the upper set of analyzing fingers 33.

tion of the lower hole combination deck while the upper analyzers are free; if the lever 33 is moved to its upper position, the lower analyzers are free and the upper ones are in operative connection for verification.

Circuit'diaoram The electric wiring of the above described parts will now be described in connection with the diagram shown in Fig. 11. By means of the main switch the machine may be connected with the current source 35. The contact 33 controlled by the releasing key 46 and the releasing magnet 3| are then over the resistance 33 in direct connection with the current source. From the resistance which line branches again, leading on the one hand over contact 33 controlled by the shift key and line 33 back to the current source, and on the other hand over the normally closed contact 30, line 93, and over contact 51 being closed current source the line leads over card contact 34, 35, resistance I30 and the common line IM to two branch lines I32 and I03. To the line I02 are connected the one ends of the analyzing windings of the controlling magnets II, and the other endsof these windings lead to the contact fingers 89 of the switch; said fingers being coordinated to said windings. From the upper and lower set of analyzing fingers 33 lead corresponding lines to contacts 83 and 31 respectively and in accordance with the position of switch 33 the analyzing windings of magnets II are connected either with the upper group of contact fingers. or with the lower group of contact fingers 33, in each case leaving one set of the contact fingers free, to prevent the holes under said fingers from efiecting any controlling operation. In Fig. 11 the switch is shown contrary to the illustration in the other figures as being shifted to the upper hole vcombinational deck since the operation of the machine will still be illustrawd in verifying said If therefore the lever 33 is in the lower position (Figs. 2 and 7) the lower six analyzing fingers 33 are inoperative connection for verifica fingers 33 leads a line I to the common contact bar 3i .0! key 43, and from the line I04 branches also a line lli leading to the contact 53 establishing the connection with the line I33 which leads back to the current source. In Fig. 11 the keys are illustrated diagrammatically in such a manner that the key levers represent the metal bars 63 being provided in accordance with the hole combinational code of Fig. 1 with fingers 34 coacting with the contact bars 63 in such a way that upon depression of any of the keys 43, the common bar BI is connected with tho'se'sel'ecting bars 30, on which the key levers 33 are provided with contact fingers 6!. The contact bars 33 are connected on the right hand end by lines I" with the one end of the key windings of magnets II and the other ends of the key windings are be closed by finger 55.

It will be seen, that the normally closed contact 33 controls the operation of the carriage shift magnet 29. Since upon each actuation of a letter or numeral-key or also upon actuation of the no-perforation verification key 44 the contact 51 will be closed, the magnet 23 may be energized provided contact is closed, and if magnet N'becomes deenergized upon return of the depressed key the carriage is permitted to shift to the next column. As may be seen from the following explanation of the. operation of the machine, this shifting occurs only if the actuated key and the perforation of the column to be verified are in complete agreement while uponany incorrectness the contact 30 will be opened by any of magnets H thereby preventing the energization of carriage shift magnet 23.

Operation of the machine ."Ihe record card to be verified is inserted in the bed l3 (Fig. l) of the machine if. the carriage is in its extreme left hand position whereupon the carriage is moved by means of end piece l5 to the right, thereby positioning the first column of the record card under the analyzing fingers 33. If the card is inserted in the machine, the verifying mechanism will be connected with the current source due to the closure of card contact 34, 35, and this closure will be maintained as long'as the card is inserted in the machine. If now the hole combinational field to be verified is to be selected, the switch lever 93 (Figs. 1 and 2) is moved to the upper or lower positionyif moved to the upper position, the upper analyzing fingers 33 will be connected with the common'set' of. 'controlling magnets and the lower analyzing fingers 33 are free while in the other case the lower set of analyzing fingers 33 will be connected with the controlling magnets and the upper analyzing fingers 33 are disconnected. If now the dataof the first column of the upper hole combinational field are to beverified, the operator presses the corresponding verifier key 43; if therefore for instance in the first column the letter A shall have been punched, the A verifier key is to be depressed. How-ever, already before actuation of the verifier key, due to the perforations in the first column (see perforating scheme according to Fig. l) the analyzing fingers 33 in the IV-v and V-position (Fig. 11) have passed through the corresponding 9,081,669 I I v '5 I holes of the card, thereby including the analyzing windings of the IV- and V-controlling magnets.

in the verifying circuit. As soon as the A key has been slightly moved downwardly its corresponding contact fingers 64 being provided in accordance with the perforation scheme of Fig.

1 on the IV- and V-position (Fig. 11) will establish an'electrical connection with the IV- and V- contact bars 60; thereby a connection will be established over thekey-windings of the IV- and V-magnets from line M3 to the bars 60 and over the contact fingers 83 to the common contact bar 6|; Upon depression of the verifier key, the fincontact a now being closed,.a nd line we to the lower pole of the current source. Simultaneously -ger will encounter the contacts 50 and 51 and will close the same after the contact fingers 64, have been brought into contact with the corresponding bars 60, ii. Simultaneously with closure of contact 56 the circuit for the inserted analyzing and key windings ofthe controlling mon line Ill! flows upon verification of the hole 1 combination A (compare perforation in Fig. 1) 'a current through the analyzing windings of the IV- and V-controlling magnets Hand from there to the contacts 89 of the IV and V-position. From these contacts .a current flows over shift contact 94 to the respective contacts 88 and from there to the contact fingers 33 of the IV- andV- position. Since said contact fingers pass through 'the holes of the'card, the current fiows through thecommon contact-bar 38; line I, line Hi5,

mon line Ill over the line I03 through the key windings of the IV- and V-controlling'magnets' and through the corresponding lines I01 of the 'IV- andV-contact bars", from there over the contact bar". of the verifier key A and contact finger 85 to thecommon contact bar 6|, whereupon this current will join in the common line from the analyzing windings and will now over contact 58 and line I" to the lower pole of the I05 with the current-comingv through line I04 currentcircuit. As will be seen, the analyzing windings .as'well asgthe key windings of the IV- and V-controlling magnets ll willbe energized simultaneously, so that the armature plate "I5 reaching of the lowermostkey position, the car-: 'riage shift contact 51 is closed, the shift magnet being under the control of said magnets will remain in its home position. If therefore, upon I 2! may be energized from the upper pole of the current source 95 over resistance 96, line 91, magnet 29, contact 80 now being closed, line 99,

5 contact 51 and line liiback to the lower pole of the current source. If thereafter the key returns to its home position after deenergization of the magnet. 2! the carriage is permittedto shift, thereby manifesting that the hole combination is properly punched and that the verification of the next record column may be effected. It will be clearly seen that the same operations will take place if. ever a hole combination is'in therewith'a current flow from the comagreement with the actuated verifier key, and in all these cases the contact ll remains closed and the carriage shift magnet 29 may be ener I gized so that the carriage 'is permitted to feed the next record column under the analyzing fingers 33. I

If. however, any of the incorrectnesses to be mentioned in the following specification is present, 1. e. if the hole combination is wrong or comprises too few or too many holes, certain windings oi the controlling magnets will not be compensated but either one or a plurality of the key windings or analyzing windings will become effective, so that consequently to the rocking of the armature plate II contact will be opened. The magnets 'II will be energized by closure of contact 56 being effected prior to said energization and before the contact I1 is closed upon further depression of the key. In case that any magnet windingsare not compensated, the armature plate I! will be'rdcked and therefore the contact 80 is already opened beforethe contact 51 may be closed by the finger 55. There-- fore the line 91, 99, I" of the carriage shift magnet 28 now being closed at contact 51, is open at the contact 80 so that the shift magnet 28 is prevented from energization and the carriage is prevented from shifting; indicating by this 1 pletely verified and has been found correct, the

carriage is again in its extreme left hand position; thereupon it may be moved again to the right hand position and switch 93 may be moved into its lower position so that now the various columns of the lower hole combination deck may be verified successively in the same way as previously the upperhole combination deck. The

fact that there are hole combinations in the lower deckcomprising less hole positions and comfiuence upon the'operation of'the machine and the result of the verification, as may be clearly recognized-from the foregoing specificationand. 50

the holes of the column to be verified and the contact fingers 64 (Fig. '11) 'of the actuated key are in agreement. .However, thexadditional holes will energize the analyzing windings of the coordinated controlling magnets" and since said analyzing windings are not compensated, the armature plate 15 will be rocked and contact 80 will be opened, thereby preventing in the aforesaid manner shifting of the card carriage.

- If, however, the reverse case occurs. i. e. if the hole combination to be verified comprises less holes as corresponds to the actuated verifier key, thewindings of the controlling magnets 1i controlled by holes and contact fingers N of identical hole positions will again be'compensated; the verifier key comprising. however, in this more contact fing rs 84 than. there are prising in part only a single hole, is of no inpensat'ed in their magnetic influence on which holes in the-record column, the key windings coordinated to these contact fingers will cause opening of the carriage shift contact lll, thereby disabling shifting of the carriage.

If therefore a hole combination of-a certain record column and the contact fingers 64 of an actuated verifier key are only in agreement verifier key, the analyzing windings of the magnets II will be energized in those positions on which there are holes in the column, as well as the key windings of those magnets which are under the control of contact fingers l4, and in this case a series of magnets II will be energized to open the contact 60 thereby disabling the carriage shift mechanism.

If in a record column in which a certain perforation should be provided there, is nohole at all, no analyzing windings of the magnets II will be energized; however, all key windings coordinated to the analyzing fingers 64 of the actuated verifier key will be energized and in this case the contact 60 will again be interrupted to indicate to the operator the present incorrect ness of the absent perforation.

If in a record column to be verified no-hole shall be provided, the no-perforation verification key .44 (Figs. 1, 5, and 11) will be depressed. As has been described this key 44 comprises no contact fingers cooperating with the bars 66 or II respectively, so that upon actuation of said key;

no analyzing windings of magnets ll may be energized. This no-pcrforation key acts however upon the stirrup 46, 46, 60, common to all keys,

and closes thereby also the contacts 66 and il. If new in the-column to be verified and which should not have been punched, there is actually one or even a plurality of holes, the corresponding analyzing windings of the magnets II ,will be energized, thereby again preventing the carriage feed by interrupting contact ll before closure of contact 51 becomes efi'ective.

If it is desirable to shift the carriage for a certain number of columns step by step independ- Y ently of any verification of the card, the shift key 45 (Figs. 1, 2 and 11) must be depressed,

thereby closing the contact 68 and connecting the carriage shift magnet 29 directly to the current source. During this operation no influence may be effected upon the magnets It by the holes of the card since the contact 56 remains open due to the above described offset 66 (Fig.4) of the keys 45 and 46 which will not cause any rocking of the stirrup 48, 49, 50.

In case that the carriage shall be released from any of its positions and returned to its left hand home position, as is necessary if upon detection of any incorrectness in any column of, the card the latter is to be removed from the machine, the

release key 46 must be depressed' Thereby the releasing magnet 3| (Fig. 11) will be connected over the resistance '66 and the contact 69 controlled by the key 46 directly to the current source and therewith the carriage is released in the above described manner from the escapement 2| (Fig. 2) and is drawn to its left hand home position.

While there have been shown and described and pointed-out the fundamental novel features of the invention it will be understood that various omissions and substitutions and changes in the form and details of the machine illustrated and in its operation may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention. a

What I claim is 1 A verifying machine for perforated record cards having a plurality of superpositioned record decks, each deck comprising a plurality of adjacent record columns, saidmachine including a set of verifier keys for a single record column adapted for verification of a record deck column by column and being common to said plurality of record decks, error detecting means under the joint control of said verifier keys and the record column under verification, and means for selecting any one of said plurality of record decks for verification by said commonset of verifier keys for a single record column.

2. In a verifying machine for perforated record cards having a plurality of 'superpositioned record decks, each deck comprising a plurality of adjacent record columns, a set-0f verifier keys for a single recordcolumn, error detecting means under the joint control of said set of keys and a single record column under verification, means for feeding said record card column bycolumn relatively to said error detecting means upon key actuation, and means for selectively verifying the columns in any one of said record decks by said set of verifier keys for a single record column.

3. A verifying machine for hole combinational record cards having a plurality of superpositioned record decks, each deck comprising a plurality of adJacent ho'le combinational record columns,

said machine including a set of verifier keys for a single hole combinational record column adapted for verification of a record deckcolumn by column and being common to said plurality of record decks, error detecting means under the joint control of said verifier keys and the hole combinational record column under verification, and

means for selecting any one of said plurality of record decks for verification by said common set of verifier keys for asingle hole comblnaticnal record column. I

4. In a verifying machine for hole combinational record cards having a plurality of superpositioned record decks, each deck comprising a plurality of adjacent hole combinational record columns, a set of verifier keys for a single hole combinational record column, error detecting means under the joint control of said set of keys and. a single hole combinational record column under verification, means for feeding said record card column by column relatively to said error detecting means upon key actuation, and means for selectively verifying the columns in any one of said record decks by said set of verifier keys for a single hole combinational record column.

5. In a verifying machine for perforated .record cards having a plurality of superpositioned record decks, each deck comprising a plurality of adjacent record columns, a set of verifier keys for a single record column adapted for verification of a record deck column by column and being common to said plurality of record decks, error detecting means under the Joint control of said verifier keys and the record column under verification, and means for selecting any one of said plurality of record decks for verification by said 1 ket's nti fi i er :aosnsce common set of verifier keys for a single record .column,,tthe selecting positions of said selecting ineagnscorresponding th e location ofthe'r'ec- {q dnbk the a e: .17

, 6,11 Intaeverifyingmachine decks, each [deck 'cornprisin'g panic; ng means andmeahs forselectively verifying nygoneqtr said" plurality: of frecord or a'. single I l fimllfi, i

thicken-each "cf k comprising Jacent record columns, an individual set of analyzing means for each record deck,'a set of verifier keys provided for a single record column and adapted to coact with said analyzing means in the verification operation column by column, error detecting means under the joint control of said analyzing means and said verifier keys, and shifting means common to all keys of said set of keys for selectively and operatively connecting said common set of keys to any one'of said sets of analyzing means. I

8. In a verifying machine for hcle combinational record cards having a plurality of superpositioned record decks, each deck comprising a plurality of adjacent hole combinational record columns, an individual set of analyzing means for each record deck, a set, of verifier keys provided for a single hole combinational record column and adapted to coact with said analyzing means in the verification operation column by column, error detecting means under the joint control'of said analyzing means and said verifier keys, and shifting means common keys for selectively and operatively connecting said common set of keys to any one of said sets of analyzing means. 1

9. In a verifying machine for perforated record cards having a plurality of superpositioned record decks, each deck comprising a plurality of adto coact with said analyzing means,-means for keys, and shifting means feeding said perforated record card column by column past said analyzing means upon key actuation, error detecting means under the joint control of said analyzing means common to all keys of said set of keys for selectively and operatively connecting said common set of keys for aslngle record column to any one of said sets of analyzing means for a single record column of said plurality of record decks.

10. In a verifying machine for perforated record cards having a plurality of superpositioned record decks, each deck comprising a plurality of adjacent record columns, anindividual set of analyzing means for each record deck, aset of verifier keys provided for a single record column and adapted to coact with said analyzing means in the verification operation column by column,

common error detecting means for said plurality of record decks, said error detecting means being imderthe joint control of said analyzing means.

U h I for' 'perforated record any one of'sa'idsets of cardshavingia plurality of superpofsitioned'record v apluralityl of ad-.

of recor P9 w a'plurali y ofadj's'etof ,ys"forselectivelyand-operatively connecting'saidcomm n' error detecting'means to of adjacent record columns,

to all keys of said set of and said verifier analyzing means upon detection of an error,

detecting means and said ome set-arrays to analyzing means.

1 1."I'n a "verifying 'machine for perforated ys' prbvidd-ioi-a'sing'1e recor ed-111ml;

1 tion with said set-of verifier keys,

means' i common'to all keys of said any one of said sets of analyzing means.

12. In a verifying machine for perforated record cards having a plurality of superpositioned record decks, each deck comprising a plurality an individual set of electrical analyzing contacts for a single record column for each record deck, a common set of verifier keys provided for a single record column and adapted to coact with said analyzing contacts, means for feeding the record card column by column past said analyzing contacts upon key actuation, common electrical error detecting meansfor saidplurality of record decks, said electrical error detecting meansbging under the.

joint control of one set of analyzing contact and said set of verifier keys, said error detecting m ans being operatively connected to said'verifier keys and including means for preventing feeding ofsaid perforated record card upon detection of an error, and shifting means common to all keys of said set of keys for selectively and operatively connecting saidcommon error detecting means to an one of said sets of analyzing contacts for a single record column. 13. In a verifying machine for hole combina tional record cards having a plurality of superpositioned record decks, each deck comprising a plurality of adjacent record columns, an individual set of electrical analyzing contacts for a single hole combinational record column for each deck, a set of verifier keys provided for a single record. column, means for feeding said record card column by column past said analyzing means upon key actuation, electrical error detecting means operatively connected to said verifier keys and under the joint control of said analyzing means and said verifier keys, said error detecting means including'electrical means for preventing feeding of said record card past said and shifting means common to all keys of said set of keys for selectively connectingsaid set of keys to any one of said sets of analyzing contacts for selectively verifying any one of said decks bythe common set of keys. 1

14. In averifying machine for hole combina tional perforated record cards having a plurality of superpositioned record decks, each deck comprising a plurality of adjacent record columns,

iel er a ds i in sn ts e upersbsmned' H aiyzing sans rorj each record'deick," is sec of I r fier". t i H and adapted to coa'ct with said analyzing" means in" the verification operation j'column' by "column, common error "detecting" manner said plurality r keys and being'in permanent deckasaid errordetectin'gmeansbeing r under the ioint,v control of j said analyzing means actuation, electrical error detecting means operatively connected to said verifier keys and including a set of magnets i'or comparing the periorations in the record column under verification and theactuated key and including electrical means under the control of said set 0! magnets for preventing feeding or said record card past said analyzing means upon detection of an error, and shifting me'ans common to all keys oi said set 01 keys for selectively connecting said set of comparing magnets to any one of said sets of Y analyzing means for each record deck, a set of verifier keys provided for a single record column and adapted to coact with said analyzing means in the verification operation column by column, error detecting means under the Joint control or said analyzing means'and said verifier keys, and shifting means common to all keys of said set or keys tor selectively and operatively connecting said common set of keys to any one of said sets of analyzing means, the shifting positions or said shifting means corresponding to the locationot the record decks on the card.

16. A verifying machine as specified in claim 15 for perforated record cards having a lower and an upper record deck, wherein said common shitting means include a switch having a handle adJustable in an upper and a lower position and connecting the set of verifier keys in any one oi its positions to-the corresponding record deck.

- MICHAEL MAUL. 

